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Scott County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- December 28, 1821
- Named after
- John Scott
- Seat
- Benton
- Largest city
- Sikeston
- Total
- 426 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Land
- 420 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Water
- 5.9 sq mi (15 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,975
- Density
- 91/sq mi (35/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .scottcountymo .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Scott County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,059. Its county seat is Benton. The county was organized in 1821 and named for U.S. Representative John Scott, the first federal representative from Missouri. Scott County comprises the Sikeston, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Scott County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.